Obese high school student who attempted suicide drops 157 pounds

Nicole Burke was a high school sophomore when she tried to take her life because she was morbidly obese. Now she is celebrating she has been able to shed 157 of those 357 pounds.

She was so big she had to have special dresses made for her large frame.

BEFORE/AFTER: Obese high school student, Nicole Burke who tried to take her life shrinks six dress sizes. (SWNS)

“When I went to my junior prom, I just had to buy the biggest dress in the store. It was my only option at size 28, and even then my grandma had to sew extra fabric into it,” the Seattle resident told news service SWNS.

In 2013, when Nicole was 16, she was so depressed about her struggle with weight that she attempted suicide.